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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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